JS Moore Pickups
 //   //  May 14, 2012  //  No Comments

Interview: Jon Moore talks about J.S. Moore custom pickups & Bonamassa

Over the years of building partsocasters I have had opportunity to test drive out many different brands and types of aftermarket pickups, some for myself and some for builds for others. However I always felt the market lacked something. …

Wilko Johnson live at the Nantwich Jazz & Blues Festival
 //   //  April 11, 2012  //  6 Comments

Live Gig: Wilko Johnson at the Nantwich Jazz & Blues Festival

The Nantwich Jazz & Blues Festival has been going from strength to strength since it’s humble beginnings in 1997 and it was with eager anticipation I went along this year to see a headline act at The …

2 hours worth of busking money
 //   //  March 21, 2012  //  No Comments

The Virgin Busker

Following on from my feature last week about transforming an old battered acoustic, I took my freshly updated instrument to the streets to try my hand at busking… for the first time in my life. So off …

Unloved Yamaha FG-400A with accessories from D’Addario and Stageworks
 //   //  March 15, 2012  //  No Comments

Maintenance: Transforming an old battered acoustic

I’ve done something brave. I’ve committed myself to do a feature about busking. And this being a magazine for live musicians the only way I can do that is to, well,  go busking! I’ve never done …

Top tips to make your live sound engineer happy
 //   //  March 13, 2012  //  No Comments

Stagecraft: How to make a live sound engineer happy!

Adey runs Black Cat Audio and has been a live sound engineer for over 20 years. He’s worked with 100s of artists from every genre & he’s the man we always go to when we’ve got a …

Laka electric ukulele complete with single coil pickup
Electric Ukuleles!
April 11, 2012  //  No Comments
Ukuleles are continuing to become more and more popular and if you fancy plugging one into your amp to have a dabble, V ...
JS Moore Pickups
Interview: Jon Moore talks about J.S. Moore custom pickups & Bonamassa
May 14, 2012  //  No Comments
Over the years of building partsocasters I have had opportunity to test drive out many different brands and types of af ...